. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Figure 31. Bronchial region of Anomma cf. nigriorgenfeo, an elongate species, drawing of a cleared-and-sfained prep- aration from a 140-nrim specinnen. Elements identified in Figure 2. mately the same length, each with 14 or 15 finrays, the large basals protruding into the body profile. Bases of median fins not sheathed by scales. Pelvic fins attached to the abdomen by a thin membrane and fold- ing into a groove. Scales large, cycloid, thin, extremely deciduous. Lateral line high, following dorsal profile and not ex-
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Figure 31. Bronchial region of Anomma cf. nigriorgenfeo, an elongate species, drawing of a cleared-and-sfained prep- aration from a 140-nrim specinnen. Elements identified in Figure 2. mately the same length, each with 14 or 15 finrays, the large basals protruding into the body profile. Bases of median fins not sheathed by scales. Pelvic fins attached to the abdomen by a thin membrane and fold- ing into a groove. Scales large, cycloid, thin, extremely deciduous. Lateral line high, following dorsal profile and not ex- tending onto peduncle; tubes in the lateral line scales sometimes branched. A branch of the lateral line extending forward over the eye in a bony tract. Skin thin; subder- mal mucous canal system well developed. Opercular and preopercular margins entire or very finely denticulate. Opercle very thin, brittle, with two weak, ill-defined, flat spines. Six branchiostegal rays. Mouth small, maxillary barely extending to below eye. Teeth small, simple or three-cusped, uniserial in the jaws. Vomer, palatines, and basibranchials toothless. Supramaxillary bone absent. Eye large, adipose tissue well developed and covering the lacrimal bone. Sclerotic bones well ossified. Vertebrae 29 to 32. Caudal skeleton with tvvo hypurals and three epurals. Pharyngeal sacs with papillae in the upper halves only. The pa- pillae not in bands, their bases rounded with a stalk with teeth seated all along it arising off-center. Adults usually about a foot long, but in some species exceeding two feet. Silvery to blue-brownish, some. /y Figure 32. Brancfiial region of Anomma indica, a deep- bodied species, drawing of a cleared-and-stained prepara- tion from a 164-mm specimen, NTU 51942. Elements iden- tified in Figure 2. species with conspicuous spotted or counter- shaded pattern. Distri])ntion. Ariommids apparently live near bottom in deep water of the subtropics and tropics. They occur along the east coast
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